It was a simple idea at the time. I wanted, I planned, to make a snow globe sculpture called “Invisible Carousel.” I sketched it out to perfection. Frollicking giraffes and unicorns, a pig and a buffalo, all parading in a whimsical circle. A sweet little idea, with a variety of small metal animals, each perched … Continue reading
Repurposing, refabricating, refurbishing and … Re-Run. This charming little vintage television did not want to be hidden away; it wanted to run out and tell its story again. “I have NOT outlived my usefulness,” it huffed and puffed. “I can show you Mr. Rogers, Walter Cronkite and Captain Kangaroo and Mighty Mouse! The Twilight Zone, … Continue reading
What is it about airships, you ask? I have no easy answer. I like the way they look, the adventures they imply, the endless possibilities. And they seem somehow, green, you know? They just putter along with mostly windpower (that’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.) TotusMel was kind enough to feature one of … Continue reading
“It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; What is essential is invisible to the eye.” - The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint Exupéry “The Heart wants what it wants – or else it does not care.” - Emily Dickinson The workings of the heart remain a mystery. It dips … Continue reading
Imagine this: a small crowd gathers to see a rocket launch. Dressed in their travel finest, they prepare to be amazed, and perhaps to applaud politely as the rocket lifts off into a grand adventure. Is it a manned ship, or just a test? Will the soft breeze of a lady’s fan protect her from … Continue reading
Sometimes I find odd little items and put them in snow globes to make a tiny scene, and sometimes I want to sculpt something specific I’ve imagined. I was working on shaping a small hand, reaching upward, and could not get the index and middle finger to stay the way I wanted. Finally, exasperated, I … Continue reading
